Macroprolactinemia in childhood and adolescence: A cause of hyperprolactinemia

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-147

  Tütüncüler, Filiz ^a   Darendeliler, Feyza ^a   Aygün, Menekşe ^b   Hekim, Nezih ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Dr Pakize i Tarzi Laboratuarlari Turkey   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Childhood; Hyperprolactinemia; Macroprolactinemia; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAIR GROWTH; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MACROPROLACTINEMIA; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MICROADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREPUBERTY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOM;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROLACTIN; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 33746042995     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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